BSBPMG430 – Undertake project work

Task 2 – Knowledge Questions

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 1. Describe how the following two types of legislation relate to the management of a project
(50‐60 words each).
 Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act)
 WHS legislation

2. Briefly describe the following four (4) types of project management tools (10‐20 words each):
I. Gantt chart
II. Critical path method
III. Life‐cycle cost analysis
IV. Spreadsheets

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 3. Identify and briefly describe three (3) types of documentation you would access to define the
scope and parameters of a project.

4. Label each of the four (4) descriptions with the correct organisational term:
 Organisational operations
 Organisational objective
 Organisational mission
 Organisational goal

Organisational Term Description

A long‐term and high‐level statement identifying the
organisation’s direction and what it wants to
achieve.
A specific, measurable and actionable target of the
organisation.
A statement that clearly identifies the organisation’s
reason for existence.
The day‐to‐day method by which the organisation’s
targets are achieved

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 5. What are three (3) actions performed by a project sponsor during a project?

6. What might you do to avoid quality assurance problems? Give one (1) example.

7. What are three (3) variables that can affect the availability or quality of human resources
allocated to a project?

8. What is the difference between top‐down and bottom‐up project budgets?

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 9. Where WHS risks exist in a project, provide two (2) suggestions for how such risks can be
identified and/or managed.

10. Provide the meaning of the following three (3) record‐keeping functions (approximately 5
words each):
 Data input
 Data storage
 Data processing

Data input

Data storage

Data processing

11. What are two (2) pieces of information you might include in a fortnightly project status
report?

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